The Showrunner Shares He Has a Plan for How Pluribus Will Conclude... For Now.
The acclaimed writer-producer never anticipated that his new science-fiction series would become a breakout success. “God bless the fans,” Gilligan says. “I was surprised by the show being as widely discussed as it is, and it makes me overjoyed.”
With the first season of the acclaimed series coming to an end—and a second season officially in the works—Gilligan and his team recently discussed the fan response and whether it will shape the narrative path of Pluribus.
Regarding the Overwhelming Viewer Reception
It would be easy to get sidetracked by the widespread acclaim and online debates about Pluribus. Gilligan, however, is doing his best to steer clear of all that.
“The experience is akin to force fed your favorite dessert and being tickled to death,” he says. “It's amazing, but I get wind of it anecdotally, and that's intentional. I have never Googled myself, nor do I ever want to. It's quite the opposite. It's a bottomless pit I know I would disappear down and then I'd be never leaving the house from Home Depot and I'd never leave my living room.”
Despite trying to stay away, there’s it's impossible to ignore the immensely favorable response to the series. The only approach for the writers is to accept it graciously and try not to let it alter the course of the show.
“We make no attempt to tailor anything,” says co-executive producer Alison Tatlock. “The plot we develop is not influenced by what people are saying.”
“It's wiser to keep our noses to the grindstone,” Gilligan adds.
The Central Mystery: Has the creator See the Conclusion of Pluribus?
So if Gilligan and his team aren’t being guided by audience theories, does it imply they have mapped out how Pluribus will finally conclude? In short yes… sort of.
“We've developed some potential directions about the ultimate destination,” Gilligan says. “yet we stand ready to discard a decent plan for a superior concept. That has held us in good stead on Better Call Saul and on Breaking Bad even before that. We scrap ideas when we find a more perfect path and I expect we'll continue doing that.”
Then again, if all else fails, Gordon Smith has a rather amusing idea to fall back on.
“I keep pitching that everything takes place within a snow globe, and that we'll pull back at the end and the characters are inside it,” he says humorously, “though the idea hasn't gained traction.”
Then again, why mess with the iconic TV endings?
“I'd love for Carol to wake up in bed beside Bob Newhart,” Gilligan says with a smile.
Pluribus is streaming now on Apple TV.
